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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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